Intel Celeron 6305 vs Intel Core i7-1250U

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Intel Celeron 6305 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-1250U
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Core i7-1250U

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 6305 or Intel Core i7-1250U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Celeron 6305 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 6305 was released in Q4/2020.

The Intel Core i7-1250U has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1250U was released in Q1/2022.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Celeron 6000 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
11 Generation 12
Tiger Lake U Architecture Alder Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Celeron 7305 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 6305 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (1.80 GHz). The Intel Core i7-1250U has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (4.70 GHz).

Intel Celeron 6305 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1250U
2 Cores 10
2 Threads 12
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz (1.80 GHz) A-Core 1.10 GHz (4.70 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 0.80 GHz (3.50 GHz)
8x Gracemont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Celeron 6305 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1250U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
11 GPU Generation 13
10 nm Technology 10 nm
4 Max. displays 4
48 Compute units 96
384 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 6305 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1250U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Celeron 6305 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1250U
LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 6.50 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 28
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron 6305 has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i7-1250U is 9 W.

Intel Celeron 6305 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1250U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) 29 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 6305 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-1250U cache has a total of 18.50 MB.

Intel Celeron 6305 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1250U
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1449 Socket BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2020 Release date Q1/2022
128 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 6305 (38%)
Intel Core i7-1250U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 6305 (19%)
Intel Core i7-1250U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
636 (40%)
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1596 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1184 (17%)
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6874 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
768 (36%)
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
2115 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1455 (23%)
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6296 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.25 GHz
960 (70%)
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 0.90 GHz
1379 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
2062 (16%)
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
13302 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1745 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6788 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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